Sarah Knafo | |
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![]() Knafo in 2021 | |
Member of the Court of Audit | |
Assumed office 9 January 2020 | |
President | Pierre Moscovici |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarah Knafo 24 April 1993 Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, France |
Political party | REC (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | UMP (2011–2015) LR (2015–2021) |
Domestic partner | Éric Zemmour (2021–present) |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Occupation | Magistrate • Civil servant |
Sarah Knafo (born 24 April 1993) is a French magistrate, member of the Court of Audit, civil servant, author and political activist.
Knafo was born in Les Pavillons-sous-Bois to a family of Maghrebi Jewish ancestry who had roots in Algeria and Morocco.[1][2][3] Her grandparents moved to France in the wake of the Six Day War in response to the rise of Arab nationalism in North Africa.[4] Her mother works as a hypnotherapist and her father is a businessman. Knafo moved to Paris as a teenager.[1]
Knafo graduated with a degree in public administration at Sciences Po after a Baccalauréat in 2011 and then economics and political science at the Sorbonne in 2014.[5] During her studies, she worked as an intern at the French embassy in Libya (at the time relocated to Tunisia).[6] During that time, she also conducted research into illegal immigration routes from Africa into Europe.[7] In 2020, she began working as a civil servant in Seine-Saint-Denis and became a magistrate.[8]
In 2021, L'Express reported that she has been advising Éric Zemmour, a friend of her family, in the event of putting his name for the candidacy for the 2022 French presidential election.[7] · [9] L'Obs magazine also claimed she had facilitated meetings between Zemmour and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, as well as Laurent Wauquiez and Marion Maréchal.[10] In October 2021, she was named as one of Zemmour's campaign directors for his presidential campaign bid and Reconquête party.[11]
Knafo previously had a relationship with Louis Sarkozy, the son of former President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] In January 2022, Éric Zemmour informed the public that Knafo is his romantic partner.[12] Regarding her beliefs, Knafo has described herself as Jewish but influenced by Christian culture.[7]